Night fell again.
After a busy day in the rain-soaked village, Naruto went to bed.
This night belonged to those who never slept.
Those revived through Impure World Reincarnation never felt tired. They needed neither food nor sleep, and could not increase their chakra through training, so their ways of passing the time were bound to be unusual.
The White Room was a facility Amegakure had established to develop forbidden techniques. Even the Anbu Ninja had no clearance to approach it.
Ever since choosing to stay, Mito Uzumaki had spent most of her time in this room.
That night, the White Room received a special guest.
Tobirama entered, gazed at the familiar, graceful figure, and greeted her. "Sister-in-law."
Mito turned her beautiful eyes toward him, unsurprised. "Little Tobi, you're here. Didn't Big Hashi come with you?"
Tobirama closed the door, which then disappeared. "My brother went to the casino."
Mito shook her head. "Same as ever. He's the one who led little Tsuna astray when she was young... wait, he's a dead man. Where did he get the money?"
Tobirama said with relish, "He asked the man who manages this village's money-Kakuzu, I think his name was. He said he'd pay him back once he won. Speaking of Kakuzu, he once came to Konoha to assassinate my brother. My brother spared him. Later, he was locked up in Hozuki Castle, and we never heard from him again. To think we'd meet him here. How amusing."
Mito said, "Asking people for money the moment he arrives. He certainly doesn't think of himself as a guest. Still, Big Hashi has always had good luck at the tables. If he can win some money off those other idle gamblers and put it to good use, that might work."
Tobirama said, "I heard you've